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Chapter Six Page 13

It’s not too late, as page posting goes…it’s still Friday and everything!

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Bianca: Sparrow, I’m surprised you’re even thinking about this! We decided to try to keep Patrick safe. To avoid forcing him to fight for no reason. But you’re talking about making other people like him do the exact same fights — and for what? To satisfy your curiosity about some random thing?

You think that’s worth some other Being breaking their arm? Getting bitten? Getting maimed?

Reseda: You think you can singlehandedly stop the Game? Even if you don’t play, others will.

(skritch skritch)

May as well find someone who will . . . higher, back a little . . . ooh, right there.

Patrick: Don’t you make fun of my Master! Maybe she’s right. Maybe we shouldn’t encourage the Game at all.

Bianca: Do you really think that, Patrick? Or are you just trying to say what I want to hear?

Patrick: Saying what you want to hear. Did I get it right?

(skritch skritch)

Reseda: You don’t have to make a binding decision right now. It ‘s not like we’re going anywhere.

Discussion (7) ¬

Fan from Shine here. I admit to not being terribly interested when this comic first started up. And then, after an entirely random visit back to Shine a few days ago, I saw the link, and thought ‘heck, why not’.

And well, here we are, with me bookmarking. Pokemon meets Yugioh meets a bunch of other Shonen anime with a tone and flavor I can only describe as “Ptah”.

Hmmm…operationally, Reseda is right, no one owner or being can “stop” the game. But then again, there is something she’s not considering. What happens when hundreds of people group together against it?

It’s not just about whether one person can change the world. First there’s the principle of taking a stand–it’s just that the impact is not as immediate or easily quantifiable as, say, a powerful king passing a decree. AFTER that, you consider the “if everyone else felt and acted the same way, it’d make a difference”.

I find it interesting that someone hasn’t said that it is important to figure out how Sparrow’s doing what she’s doing. I mean, no one has a clue what exactly happens when a Fight occurs, and studying Sparrow’s ability offers at least a new avenue of study. Plus, if you could extend the effect to others, I can see some interesting possiblities…